pappabear 128 Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 hi all , got visited by a weasel overnight and lost most of my canaries and finches ,most just bit on the back off the head and piled in a corner with a couple in a nest box , i have had baited rat traps both live and snap traps down as found a part eaten mouse in a mouse trap but nothing caught and no birds lost till last night . so what is the best trap to catch this little demon . cheers in advance Quote Link to post
ChrisJones 7,975 Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 If you're using a spring trap check out the The Spring Traps Approval (England) Order 2012. Check to see what's legal/suitable. Or maybe live catch with a meat bait, perhaps? Quote Link to post
foxtails 272 Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 mk4 fenn trap Quote Link to post
Outlaw Pete 2,224 Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 Pappabear; I'm absolutely f**king gutted for ye, mate! What a catastrophic thing to find! Weasel? Have ye access to what was always known as a " Monarch Rat Trap "? Aircraft hanger shaped cage. Funnel entrance leads to a weighted trap door to the next part. Get ye hands on one of those (God, how I wish we could email solid matter!) and put a dead bird in the back end. You'll have the f**ker in a day or two. Saves f**king about, trying to set a snapping trap fine enough to catch something that just weighs grams. Quote Link to post
Mr Muddy 141 Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 agreed, mk4 fenn (in a tunnel) Quote Link to post
paulus 26 Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 Pappabear; I'm absolutely f**king gutted for ye, mate! What a catastrophic thing to find! Weasel? Have ye access to what was always known as a " Monarch Rat Trap "? Aircraft hanger shaped cage. Funnel entrance leads to a weighted trap door to the next part. Get ye hands on one of those (God, how I wish we could email solid matter!) and put a dead bird in the back end. You'll have the f**ker in a day or two. Saves f**king about, trying to set a snapping trap fine enough to catch something that just weighs grams. what he said, the weight of a weasel will not trigger a fen no matter how lightly set Weight: males, up to 115g. Females, up to 59g Quote Link to post
OldTrapCollector 377 Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 I am sorry Paul but that is simply not true, when I had my tunnel traps set as a keeper I used catch weasels daily - bitches as well as dogs - and wood mice OTC Quote Link to post
Mr Muddy 141 Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 Mk4 Fenn Image blatantly stolen from http://gallowayfarm.wordpress.com Quote Link to post
ChrisJones 7,975 Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 (edited) Having seen local authority 'pest controllers' catch songbirds in snap traps, why would anyone risk anything other than live catch? In an aviary especially? Edited November 23, 2013 by ChrisJones 1 Quote Link to post
Mr Muddy 141 Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 Having thought about it: If I was given this as a pest control job here’s what I’d do: Cordon off a section of the aviary. Put a nest box in the cordoned off part. Put a trap & a dead bird in the nest box. (not sure how big a nest box is. You might have to build one to fit the trap). I’m not saying this is the best solution (I rarely use live traps so I don’t know much about them) but it’s what I’d try myself. PS. Tragedy about your birds Mate. 1 Quote Link to post
paulus 26 Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 have you considered the possibility of a rat rather than a weasel Quote Link to post
pappabear 128 Posted November 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 thanks for all the advice guys , the remaining canaries are now in a large cage in the house and the finches are in cages suspended from the aviary roof . The thing is i actually think weasles are rather cute but its gotta go . a garden centre near me sell the funnel entrance traps so will check them out tomorrow tried getting some glue traps today but nowhere near sells them anymore. will keep you updated as to how i get on Quote Link to post
paulus 26 Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 I am sorry Paul but that is simply not true, when I had my tunnel traps set as a keeper I used catch weasels daily - bitches as well as dogs - and wood mice OTC never had one mate, plenty of stoats,rats,squirrels even jays and the odd ferret but i have never caught a weazel in one, mind im no expert Quote Link to post
pappabear 128 Posted November 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 hi paulus ,i did think rat at first but the rat traps have been set in the safety porch area where the mouse was half eaten when in the trap but nothing caught and its been a week ,i have usually caught them in 3 or 4 days in the past Quote Link to post
Accip74 7,112 Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 Weasel's are great!!! Quote Link to post
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